Danny Welbeck’s frustration at his booking was partially allayed by a goal almost immediately afterwards (Picture: AP)

England are already without the injured Wayne Rooney and face a nervous wait to see if Daniel Sturridge will recover from the thigh injury which ruled him out of tonight’s game in time for the trip to Kiev.

Rooney is out of both Group H qualifiers after suffering a three-inch cut on his head following a training ground clash with Manchester United team-mate Phil Jones.

It means 31-year-old Rickie Lambert, who scored the second goal after Steven Gerrard put England ahead, looks set to start again against qualification rivals Ukraine, having only had 27 minutes of international football before tonight.

Welbeck put England 4-0 up within five minutes of the restart as the home side cruised towards a victory that saw them go top of Group H.